Roberts

Environmental Center
2016 Fall Hiring

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What is REC?
Past Work
Teams
Perks
Application Process
Questions

What is REC?
The Roberts Environmental Center is a
campus research center at CMC. The goal of
the REC is to involve students in real-world
environmental issues and to train them to
analyze issues from broad perspectives,
considering science, economics, and policy.

Organization

Director - Prof. Bill Ascher

Program Coordinator - Kristin Miller
Board of Directors
Student Research Teams
Student Managers
Lead Analysts
Research Analysts

Past Projects
Water Pricing Structures
Explored the relationship
between water pricing
structures and consumption
rates using surveys and GIS
modeling.

CMC Annual
Environmental Report

PaintCare

Collaborated with CMC

Facilities Department to
produce the first
comprehensive CMC annual
environmental and
sustainability report.

Entered into a paid

consulting contract with
PaintCare, Inc. and
produced a report that
assessed multiple
strategies for promoting
responsible paint
purchases and disposal.

Attitudes Towards
Fracking

K-12 Environmental
Education

Claremont Energy
Challenge

Employed pre- and

post-educational workshop
surveys to determine the
scope of considerations that
citizens use to assess the
risks and opportunities of
traditional energy sources,
with a focus on fracking.

Worked with local elementary

and middle schools to create
replicable, environmental and
sustainability lesson plans.

Organized, guided and

recruited 5C students to
work with city leaders,
Claremont Colleges faculty,
and Claremont residents in
the city-wide effort to win
the $5M Georgetown
Energy Prize Competition.

Research Teams
Self-Initiated. Student Managed. Practical and
Professional Experience.

2016-17 Teams
Environmental
Outreach

Environmental
Governance

Energy
Analysis

Partners with outside

organizations focused on
community education and
impact. Examples of past
projects are a report on solar
energy policy in California.
Projects for the next year will
include outreach work with
the Chino Basin Water
Conservation District and
education on food waste
policy in California.

Research explores
environmental issues from a
regulatory and best
practices perspective. Some
projects that will be
continuing this year are an
electronic waste recycling
project and water district
price mapping project.

Focuses on energy issues in

California, working with local
and regional organizations.
Projects have included
energy auditing for a local
retirement communitys
campus, consulting on solar
and HVAC systems, and
creating a scorecard for the
Claremont Energy Challenge.

Manager: Fiona Bare 17

Manager: Sam Peterson 18

Manager: Lauren DSouza 18

2016-17 Teams Continued

Environmental Consulting

Natural Sciences

Provides environmental consulting

services to local businesses,
organizations, and nonprofits.
Examples of past projects include
creating an annual sustainability
report for CMC and working with
Sustainable Claremont to create a
green business certification
program. Ongoing projects include
conducting an economic analysis for
a new conservation project in Mono
Lake and assisting CMC with
campus sustainability projects.

This is a brand new team for the

upcoming school year that will focus
on ecology and natural sciences.
Current plans for projects include
collaboration with the Chino Basin
Water Conservation district to
research drought-resistant plants,
creation of climate change/water
focused science curriculum, and an
environmental impact survey of
campus development. If you have
ideas - let us know!
Manager: Kennedy Holland 17

Manager: Katherine Krey 17

Expectations
Student analysts: 6-8 hrs/week
Attendance at REC Events
Ath Talks
Board Meetings (once per semester)
On-Campus Conferences
Communication with team members and REC
leadership
Passion and interest for environmental issues
(though not required in your major)
Willingness to learn and have fun!

Advantages
Skill development opportunities
GIS
Statistical Modeling
Database Management
Research
Graphic Design
Work closely with professors and board members
$10/hr starting salary on campus
Opportunities for promotion
Social activities
Meals, hikes, parties
Kravis headshots
24/hr lab access w/triple monitors and snacks

Application
Found at:
roberts-environmental-center.cmc.edu/apply

OUR PROCESS IS EASY

Submit Application by Sept 10 at 11:59 PM

Send resume to kkrey17@cmc.edu and

fbare17@cmc.edu by Sept 10 at 11:59 PM

Well be in touch about next steps!

Application Questions
1.

Why are you interested in working at the Roberts

Environmental Center?

2.

How do you see yourself contributing as an analyst? What

past experiences make you qualified? Do you have any
unique skills you could bring to the table (Excel, GIS,
InDesign, Photoshop, Film Production etc.)?

3.

Discuss a time when you worked with others. What did you
do to create a more effective team?

4.

What is a current environmental issue that you feel

passionate about?

5.

If you had to start a new research team at the REC tomorrow,

what sort of project would you propose and why? What sort
of problems might your foresee and how would you address
them?

Any questions?